NAEB Newsletter (August 01, 1941)

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Office of Executive Secretary
Urbana, Illinois
August I, 1941

ON TO PURDUE S

Remember the Fall convention of the National Association of Education-
al Broadcasters will be held September 5 and 6 on the campus of Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Plan to be there* Plan to bring
as many members of your staff as you can spare*

Program plans will be issued in a special issue of the News Letter*
President H* G„ Ingham has appointed a special committee to work
out plans for the meeting* Chairman Gilbert Williams, WBAA, has
called a meeting of the committee* Other members are H* B® McCarty
and Schooley*

MORE FROM OHIO STATE

R* Co Higgy, Director of WOSU, writes on July IIs

11 1 am glad to advise that we are now proceeding with the installation
of our R 0 CoAc 5*000 Watt transmitter* The F*C*C® granted our construc¬
tion permit on April 30, and has recently made changes of assignments
on 820 Kilocycles, removing almost all interference, so we decided
to proceed with the change* The new transmitter is being installed
now and we hope to have it ready for tests in about a week,

"We are planning to broadcast on the new assignment about I0£ hours
daily, starting around August I* We plan to run from 9s00 a.m. to
7s30 pom*, possibly later starting at 8s00 a c m* as we work into the
new schedule* We are looking forward to extending many of our program
services, including the school broadcasts and Radio Junior College
offerings® We plan to extend our Farm Service broadcast considerably,
probably presenting a noon Farm Hour dally, instead of the weekly
two-hour Farm program that w© have carried for many years*

THE RADIO COUNCIL

Work of the Radio Council of the Chicago Public Schools is recounted
in the 1939-1940 annual report of the Chicago Superintendent of
Schools Wm® H* Johnson® Reprints of the report are now available*

THE SCHOOL RADIO-SOUND SYSTEM

The Evaluation of School Broadcasts, a study eponsoredhythe FREC
at Ohio State University, has J^t published a bulletin whioh will
aid teachers Interested In making 'the most of the c ® nt f®^mllk 9
sound systems In their schools. Written by Dr. R. R. Lowdermns,

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THE SCHOOL RADIO-SOUND SYSTEM (CONTD)

one of the Research Associates on the ESB staff, ^bulletin la
titled "The School Radio-Sound System." Copies are obtainable thro g
the PREC., U. S. Office of Education for 26 oents each.

RADIO AND MORALE

M. 8. Novlk, Director of WNYC, New York, sayss

"Probably the most Important single faotor in lon^o^the

morale Is the radio. Radio can, and does, reach all sections of the
population qulokly and effectively. It brings t °

the news and Information that Is essential to a proper building of
good morale."

U. OF ILLINOIS GRANTED FM PERMIT

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tion) on 42900 kilocycles, using power of 250 watts.

The university, whloh Is at Urbana, Ill. Intends toted* south

o^ChamnalKn ^Illt^foiMihe^ew^ervloe. 8t Its°noncommerolal education¬
al servlce^ill provide supervisory and administrative Instruction
as lellll supplementary educational programs for the Champaign and
Urbana elementary and secondary public schools,

in the rural schools of Champaign County, and augment ^educational
services of the University High School In the College of Education.

NONCOMMERCIAL FM FOR CHICAGO SCHOOLS

Thf» Chioatto Board of Education has been granted a construction permit

in that cltv's public school system. The station, wmcn wixx use
FM (frequency modulation) emission, is authorized to operate on 42,500
kilocycles with power of 1000 watts.

The Board of Education which now broadcasts approximately 25

each week over local standard broadcast stations, P rop °®®? n ‘“u* i he

appropriated #10,750 for this purpose. The transmitter will be at
228 North LaSalle Street,

This is the seventh station of Its kind which the Commission has autho-
risked to date.

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> RFC LOAN FOR WRUL

The Reconstruction Finance Corp. has authorized a loan of $40,000, in
connection with the national defense program, to the World Wide Broad-
casting Corp., which operates international shortwave stations WRUL
and WRUW, Boston. (See Broadcasting, June 30, Page 39).

WOOLFRIES LEAVES WOI

Andy Woolfrles, for 19 years farm service director of v/OI and well-known
to the WOI audience has left the station for similar work with the
Cowles® group in Dee Moines. Andy is known, too, for his announcing of
athletic events and for his handling of the classical musical programs.

FQC ACTI0N8

The San Diego Unified School District, of San Diego, California, was
granted a permit for a new-non-commercial educational broadcast station
to operate on 42,300 ko, with 1000 watts power, unlimited time. (6/25/41).

WHA, University of Wisconsin, was granted special authority to remain silent
on July 4 in order to observe Independence Day. (6/30/41).

WRUF, University of Florida, filed application for increase in hours of
operation from limited to unlimited and Installation of directional
antenna for night use. (7/9/41).

WOSU, Ohio State University, was granted modification of its construc¬
tion permit for new transmitter, change in frequency, increase in power,
for installation of new transmitter; 820 kc; 5 kw; limited. (7/3/41).

KFJM, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D., was granted author¬
ity to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna la-
put. (7/IX/4I).

University of Illinois, was granted permit for new non-commercial edu-
catlonal broadcast station to operate on 42,900 ko, 250 watts, unlimited
time, FMp (7/I6/4I).

KWLC* Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, was granted temporary authority
to operate special time on July 16 In order to broadcast Luther College
summer session convocations. (7/I7/4I).

WNYC, City of New York, was granted special permission to operate
special periods after sign-off time on specified dates in July and
August. (7/2I/4I).

WSUI, University of Iowa, was granted temporary authority to reduce
houTB of operation from unlimited to f, houre r ,f^ ly < ^“ / ^ UBt 4 t0
September 24 In order to observe vacation period. (7/38/41).

Frank E. Schooley

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